Welcome to the 2026 AAU Nationals Qualifier for the Southern Pacific District!                                AAU Taekwondo is the largest organization in the United States, and our goal is to inspire and provide opportunities for many talented athletes to reach the top.  Since AAU Taekwondo was established in Southern California, our district has become one of the largest in the nation.

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Our mission is to provide a national-level tournament experience to all athletes, including grassroots ones.

• This tournament will be hosted at the spacious and beautiful Cal Lutheran University – Gilbert Arena, featuring eight full competition rings, enabling efficient scheduling. 

• We will use the Daedo Gen 3 system with approved modifications. For clarity, Gen 2 socks and Gen 2 electronic hogus are fully compatible with the Gen 3 system.

• Only fully certified AAU & USAT referees officiate at our event.

• This tournament is classified as an AAU A3 ranking event, the highest ranking level among district championships. In addition, we plan to host an AAU Regional Championship later this year, which will award A6 ranking points. These ranking points will play a critical role in bracketing and seeding  for AAU Nationals and USA Taekwondo Team Trials.

• We are also planning to host the regional championship later this year; A6 ranking points

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We are truly thankful to all our staff, parent volunteers, partnering masters, and coaches who selflessly give their time to provide the best possible competition experiences for our youth and top athletes.  We look forward to seeing so many talented athletes shine.

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Best Wishes,

Master Derrick Kwak

AAU Regional Taekwondo Chair

Regional 13 - California & Nevada